News and Current Events Links for Asia

The New York Times deals with news from all around the world and has a large amount of information about what is happening in the world of business. It also provides quick video tapes: New York Times
Here's a site that provides English translation of what is being covered in Korean News and in news around East Asia (including Southeast Asia): Korea Beat
Newspapers from around the world Newseum
A very trust worthy site for news in Asia, see BBC Asia
For a look at specific issues relating to foreign policy and politics in Asia, see Policy and Politics in Asia
For a great documentary done on North Korea see ViceGuidetoNorthKorea
Pictures of the Great Leader of North Korea looking at stuff
For a news blog that is directly connected to Korean news but translated, see Stories: Korea Beat
For a human rights website dedicated to North Korea, which is sponsored by a Buddhist organization in South Korea, see Good Friends
For an extensive description of propaganda techniques in North Korea, see Leonid Petrov's Vision of North (and South) Korea, specifically see The Official Propaganda in the DPRK
Korea Trying to Reclaim Joseon Texts


General Information on Asia

A very general site on all things Asian from Turkey to Japan, from travel to martial arts, see Asianinfo.
Columbia University's Asia for Educators
Register yourself to receive a weekly update on the latest information on Asian History at aboutdotcom.
Korean history: Korea: In the Eye of the Tiger


Issues Relating to the Environment of Asia

For issues specific to the environment (in English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese) see this website EINAP

Geography of East Asia

For on the ground, three dimensional views of Seoul and of Korea, see μ„œμšΈμ§€λ„
Take the China Geography Quiz (great study tool) Test Your Geography of China
China: Graphic information on China: The Numbers Behind China